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調兵遣將
简 调兵遣将 · 繁 調兵遣將Mandarin · pinyin diào bīng qiǎn jiàng
Meanings
- to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army
- to send a team on a task
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Mandarin tones
4–1–3–4 · diao4 bing1 qian3 jiang4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
diu6 bing1 hin2 zoeng3
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diu6 bing1 hin2 zoeng3
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to deploy troops and dispatch generals
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